Friends of the Exeter Public Library

Mission

The mission of The Friends of the Exeter Public Library is to support and cooperate with the Exeter Public Library in obtaining resources and services for the public through fundraising, advocacy and volunteering. The Friends of the Exeter Public Library is formed exclusively for charitable, literary and educational purposes as specified in Sec 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

Questions? Join us:

Friends Email: friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com

Committee

President: Martha Walsh

Vice President: Hillary Ireland

Treasurer: Roy Tellini

Secretary: Susan Feltus

Member at Large: Lorraine Jurdi

Liaison with Trustees: Jenny Medlock

Web Link: Facebook Page

The Friends of The Exeter Public Library is separate, non-profit community support group for the library. We assist the library by hosting fund raising events and by accepting donations on behalf of the library. Our members also provide a volunteer pool to the library to help with library events and to perform special projects such as maintaining the gardens adjacent to the library building and providing school supplies for the teen room.

We have a large mailing list and a small number of active members. There are volunteer roles for members that entail as llittle or as much time as the member is able to give.

Friends News

Who is interested in becoming part of a great organization?? Come join our Group!

Email us at: friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com

View the Meeting Minutes at the bottom of this page for more information.

Ideas for new activities are welcome - what's your passion and what's your vision for our group?

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NEXT MEETING:

Hello Friends,

Attached and pasted below are the minutes from the October meeting.

There was lively discussion and sharing of ideas on how to recruit new Friends members, how to raise money, and the types of programs being supported. Going forward, attendees expressed interest in staying in touch through small group meetings on specific topics, and email updates among all Friends groups.

Meeting Minutes for October 9th are below.

The next Friends meeting will be on Tuesday, November 19th at 6:30 pm in the Children's Art Room at the Exeter Public Library.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS:

We will not meet in December.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: The library is hosting a Winter Crafts Fair on Saturday December 7 from 10 am to 3pm. We will again run the raffle at this event. Volunteers are needed for the following times:

9 am to 11 am

11 am to 1 pm

1 pm to 3:30 pm

Please Reply or let me know when we meet on Tuesday. This is a fun event that helps promote the library and benefits our local craftspeople and artists.

If volunteering for the raffle, please park in the municipal lot as we expect a large crowd at the crafts fair. The Exeter Holiday Parade is on the same day - Saturday December 7.

You can volunteer by emailing the Friends at friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!

If you are a fan of Cribbage or want to learn how to play - Cribbage is every 2nd Saturday of each month from 10 am to noon. All levels of players, including Beginners are welcome!

Martha Walsh

Friends of the Library

Group Idea Sharing Event

October 10 @ 3 PM - 5 PM PICTURES

Upcoming Events

Cribbage at the Library

Cribbage will be on every 2nd Saturday of each month

@ 10 AM - 12 PM

Friends of the Library

Fundraiser at Otto in Exeter

October 21 ALL DAY

Pictures of the lovely garden managed by the Friends

Photo of Martha Walsh and Evelyn Kelso at the Friends of the Exeter Public Library raffle table at the Library Spring Craft Fair 5/4/2024.

Here are some photos that Friends of Exeter Public Library have participated in recently.

LitFest 2024

Festival of Trees 2023

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Pictures from the Independence Festival- 2023

What We Do and What We Have Done...

Hold raffles at the Library craft fairs
Assist the library by volunteering at community events such as LitFest, Craft Fairs, and more...
Decorated a tree with an educational theme about challenged and banned books at the 2023 Festival of Trees
Promote the library in the community in various ways, including writing letters to the editor of the local paper and staffing informational tables at various Exeter events
Donate school supplies for teens
Hold fundraisers at Sea Dog Brewery
Hold Cribbage groups once a month
Partnered with Water Street Books to raise funds for library events
Maintain the gardens around the sculpture and the rain garden at Founder's Park
Funded the new library sign at the Founders Park entrance
Participated in a volunteer fair at River Woods.
Participated in the Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA
Set up the Donate a Book program
Held a plant swap to collect plants for the library garden and get people to come down to the library
Held a "Kids Day Out" at the library with crafts and a movie for kids
Donated 4 card tables for Mahjong, bridge, and general use.
Donated binders and dividers for the teen adulting class series.

The Garden:

Here are some pictures of the Garden Restoration of the structure.
Reply to this email if you'd like to join our list of garden maintainers. No experience needed!

friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com

Sea Dog fundraiser 2023: We made over $900 on our raffle items - thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers and especially to Sea Dog Brewery!

Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA

April 30th was Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA. Here are some pictures from the event.

Friends of the Exeter Public Library at YMCA Healthy Kids Day